Hi guys

I am looking to improve my national chess rating from 1409 to about 1700 soon. Now. to do that I need help. I play the caro-kann and french defence a lot so it will help me to study typical middle and end game patterns and positions.

Can anyone please help me out here? With websites, own knowledge, dvds or books.

Thanks

Use the Game Explorer on this website. Flick through all the Masters' games of your chosen opening to get a feel for the subsequent positions.

That does'n give me typical positions...

There is a book from 1997 by Neil McDonald & Andrew Harley called Mastering the French that uses typical pawn structures from your particular opening system. Then it gives example games.

Okay thanks! Will check it out!

Ek het self die french en caro-kann vir 'n ruk gespeel. Sal deur paar van my ouer games gaan, terugvoer gee oor paar interesante lines ens.

Btw, baie nice met die rating klim hoor! Jy begin nou rerig 'n sterk speler raak, veral vir jou ouderdom, ek dink. Bietjie uit voelling met wat tans die standaard is. Toe ek so 2 jaar terug ophou kompeterend speel, was my rating 1650-1700. So ek weet wat nodig is om daar te speel. Anyhow, sal paar van my ou boekies deursoek :)

Was that Afrikaans? How different is it from modern Dutch and Flemish?

Or the Leningrad Dutch!

You are a diamond member, so you have access to the video library. Check out Danny Rensch's entire pawn structure course. It covers typical positions in several important openings, but particularly the Caro Kann

@Pistol_Pete, dankie ou. Ek het al die hulp nodig wat ek kan kry!

Wel my CHESSA rating is 1409, nie sleg nie. Ek het nou vandag teen 'n 1808 speeler gedraw. Die standaard ratings deesdae is so 1400-1500. Maar dankie ou, ek proebeer maar my bes!

@paulgottlieb: My previous comment was in Afrikaans. There are a few slight differences when compared to Dutch or Flemish. But perfectly understandable either way. How did you know it was Afrikaans?

@bullshark: Ek het my notasieboeke gesoek, nie gekry nie. Moet iewers wees though. Ek dink die raad van die ander wat kommentaar gelewer het is baie geldig. Sou dieselfde voorgestel het.

En wel done, 1800ish speler is nie te sleg nie. Beslis beindruk. Sal jou eendag graag wil speel. As jy toevallig eendag in die Kaap is, laat weet maar. Oor die site gaan nie help nie, ek timeout soos mal. My rating is belaglik laag nou :)

My pa oorweeg dit om die WP Ope volgende jaar te gaan speel, so wie weet dalk kan ons nog. Eks seker dit sal 'n goeie game wees!

As jy wil kan ek die draw vir jou message?